Hi everyone,
I bought last year a Bronco Badland, 2.7l. Loving it so far and no issue noticed.
I just moved to Iqaluit in Nunavut for work for the next 2 years and I'm worried about my little car!

All the roads here are under 40 km/H and if you take the car, it is rarely more than 10 minutes.. And I'm not even talking about the temperature during the winter that force you to keep the Bronco on idle to warm up for a bit during the winter.

Is there a way to preserve my Bronco's life in such of an environnement? I'm mostly worried about getting the engine/turbos clogged.
If you guys have any advices let me know.
I'm trying to get the engine to work harder when warmed up but I'm wondering if it will be enough.

Thanks

 

Cars sold in extreme cold regions often come with cold weather package, different specs and tires. If you are moving from Arizona to Iqaluit (from extreme hot desert to extreme cold location) for just 2 years, it's better off to buy a used car there in Iqaluit and don't even take your Bronco with you as you have to spend $2000+ to get your Bronco to barely survive in extreme cold location, and after 2 years, spend another $2000+ to switch everything back, a total of $4000+ spending.

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Just to name a few:
1) different motor oil (say you are using 5W30 you might need to switch to 0W30 if your owner manual allows)
2) different coolant that can handle extreme cold conditions
3) upgrade your battery to one with highest possible CCA
4) windshield wiper fluid
5) get winter wiper blades
6) replace all the belt(s) to highest grade if it's about time
7) if you haven't replaced your water pump and thermostat recently, change them both, and on the thermostat get a slightly higher opening temp (if it's within spec), do a flush when you replace with the different coolant, check all the hoses replace at the same time when needed
8) get noco boost xl jump starter gb50 or higher
9) get a set of winter tires or perhaps with wheels with integrated tpms.

Even if the current condition of your Bronco is in top notch when you take it to Iqaluit and abuse it in extreme cold conditions you are shortening its lifespan from 15 years to 5 years. Just not a wise decision to take the Bronco with you, and better yet IMHO just don't ever move to extreme cold location if at all possible unless you get paid at least 3 times more than what you are making.